Cyborg

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A Cyborg is a human with biological features that are enhanced or replaced through technology.

Real life examples

• Neil Harbisson
• Moon Ribas
• SexyCyborg

Fictional types

Robotic cyborg

Evil (cy)borg

The line between cyborgs and robots can be blurry:

T-850: You cannot self-terminate.

John Connor: No, you can't. I can do anything I want. I'm a human being, not some god-damn robot.

T-850: (correcting him) Cybernetic organism.

John Connor: Whatever!

Cyborgs have been represented in a variety of forms, augmentations and ethical frameworks.

Dehumanised

• Dr Who
  • Cybermen - humans brains with most personality and emotion removed in a robot body
  • Darleks - genetically altered aliens feeling only hate
• The Borg from Star Trek - Collectivist depersonalised drones
• Stalkers from The Mortal Engines - Fallen soldiers with their memories wiped, placed in a robot body to serve a controller

Complex

• Darth Vader from Star Wars - a physically and emotionally changed human
• RoboCop - a fallen police officer who first loses, then regains his humanity
• The Terminator - a sentient killing machine, later reprogrammed for greater empathy

Transhuman

• The main characters in Section 9 in Ghost in the Shell
• The main characters in Deus Ex

External links

• Cyborg on Wikipedia
• List of fictional cyborgs on Wikipedia